Will you miss not seeing the Class 1A Division II state high school basketball championships being hosted at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University this year? (FHSU and KSHSAA has decided to relocate this year's tournament to Dodge City since the FHSU women have the possibility of hosting an NCAA Division II regional tourney.)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Negotiators from the Kansas House and Senate have agreed on a modified version of Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to hold back young pupils who lack sufficient reading skills.

The compromise worked out late Wednesday would require school districts to retain first-graders who aren't proficient in reading based on an assessment. But any decision to hold a child back would require consultation between parents and school officials.

Legislators were expected to consider the compromise on Thursday.

Brownback proposed in January that third-graders be held back if their reading scores were lacking. The proposal was part of his policy to improve fourth-grade reading scores statewide.

The Senate approved a measure similar to the compromise bill, but the issue hasn't been debated by the House.